---
title: View someone's profile
---

import {Steps, TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro";
import RightSidebarViewProfile from "../include/_RightSidebarViewProfile.mdx";

import LinkIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/link";

A user's profile displays key information about the user.

## Information in a user's profile

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    * Their name.
    * Their [availability](/help/status-and-availability#availability).
    * Their profile picture.
    * Their email address, if you [have
      permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
    * Their user ID.
    * Their [role](/help/user-roles) in the organization.
    * The date they joined the organization.
    * Their current [local time](/help/change-your-timezone).
    * Any [custom profile fields](/help/custom-profile-fields) they've filled out.

    Additional tabs showing:

    * The channels that the user is subscribed to. Note that the list is limited to
      channels for which you have [permission to see all
      subscribers](/help/channel-permissions).
    * The [user groups](/help/user-groups) to which they belong.
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    * Their name.
    * Their [availability](/help/status-and-availability#availability) and
      [status](/help/status-and-availability#statuses).
    * Their email address, if you [have
      permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
    * Their [role](/help/user-roles) in the organization.
    * Any [custom profile fields](/help/custom-profile-fields) they've filled out.
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## View someone's profile

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <RightSidebarViewProfile />
    </FlattenedSteps>

    <ZulipTip>
      You can also click on a user's profile picture or name on a
      message they sent to open their **user card**, and skip to
      the last step.
    </ZulipTip>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    <Steps>
      1. Tap on a user's profile picture or name.
    </Steps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Share someone's profile

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <RightSidebarViewProfile />

      1. Click on the **link** (<LinkIcon />)
         icon to the right of their name to copy the URL for their profile.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Related articles

* [Introduction to users](/help/introduction-to-users)
* [Edit your profile](/help/edit-your-profile)
* [Custom profile fields](/help/custom-profile-fields)
* [User cards](/help/user-cards)
